of a portion of our land. Mr. Searancke said leave him, let him build his houses, the matter will be enquired into hereafter and if he has done wrong it will be rectified, the talk about the land ceased, till a new surveyor came to survey the land he saw that the European was occupying a portion of our land and told us so. The surveyor was Anderson, when the Surveyor told us the boundary was wrong we renewed our talk to Stevens and then went to Mr. Wardell about it, he came out to see into the matter when the European acknowledged that he was on our ground and said that the wrong was with the Government in giving him that land to occupy. Mr. Wardell on hearing the case decided that he was to give up the land on the 31st of December 1861. In answer to questions by Messrs. McLean and Fitzherbert Wiremu Parata further saith I recollect a meeting at Mr. Bromleys when the Superintendent and Mr. Fitzherbert were present the following persons were also present. Pumipi Pikiwera, Eparaima Puihi. Te Manihera Poutuki Hopa Te Whata. Hanita